schiften

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Verb

schiften

1. (intransitive) to separate, to divide itself into separate layers or substances

   Deze saus gaat schiften als je niet blijft roeren.

   This sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.

Alternative forms

• schyfte, schifte, scuften, shiften, schyftyn

Etymology

From Old English sċiftan, from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną; equivalent to schyft +‎ -en. Doublet of skift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiftən/

Verb

schiften

1. To split, cut up, sunder.
2. To share out, redistribute, split equally.
3. To break apart, ruin, smash, make dissolute.
4. To choose, pick, select.
5. To ready, prepare, rectify, sort.
6. To leave; to change place.
7. (rare) To shift, modify, alter.